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Etymology · Proto-Germanic

*grunduz

3 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *grunduz, most common first.

groundThe surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
groinThe crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.
groundlyFirmly grounded; solid; of education: complete, thorough, well-grounded.